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HomeMy Public PortalAboutPW Department Report 06.2021Memo / To: City Council From: Nathan Stewart, Public Works Director CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager Date: 06/30/2021 Re: Monthly Department Report – June 2021 ADMINISTRATION/ENGINEERING Development Engineering Reviews: Engineering review and approval of eight land use applications this month. Engineering reviewed and commented on 11 new land use applications this month. Mission Street Reconstruction Project: Wetland impact permitting is ongoing. Onsite meetings with on-street stakeholders were held on June 23rd and 24th to talk about the project and impacts that may occur. Continued coordination and outreach to the stakeholders that will experience impacts from the project. A public commenting and hearing will occur in the next few months and notification will be sent out to stakeholders. Senior Center CDBG Improvements: Surveying for the Senior Center occurred on June 23 so now design work can begin. Onsite meeting with Idaho DOC on 6/30. Deinhard/SH-55 Intersection Improvements: Horrocks finalized preliminary design task order for road reconstruction (between SH-55 and Samson Trail). ITD D3 is committing funding for intersection improvements via Cooperative Agreement to be presented to City Council on 7/8/21. SH-55 and Deinhard/Boydstun RAISE Grant: PW and CED staff working with ITD-D3 determined RAISE Grant application should be terminated due to significant regulatory requirements including NEPA which could result in unintended outcomes that could limit options for future transportation improvements. DC-PH-1B Paver Warranty Issues: City, Horrocks and Belgard (paver manufacturer) met on 6/24/21 to discuss paver replacement. Belgard hiring Northwest Hardscapes to complete the work in late September/October to limit impacts on businesses. PW Facility Plan Implementation: Staff met with Horrocks to initiate design task order for overall site grading, drainage, utility relocations/replacement and sequencing. Staff also met with YMC, Inc to evaluate admin HVAC, building plumbing, shop HVAC and shop welding upgrades. Awaiting proposals from YMC so that work can commence ASAP. Next meeting is 7/1/21. E. Lake and Hemlock Street ROW Design: McCall Redevelopment Agency has approved funding additional engineering design of the ROW and streetscape features for these streets to facilitate new development in the area (i.e. Brown Park Improvements, Marina public dock, Glass House project, 1400 Mill mixed use project). STREETS: Streets CIP and MIP Revisions: The Streets 5-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and Maintenance Improvement Plan (MIP) have been revised in preparation for the FY22 budget development. Various planned projects timelines have been adjusted to account for available funding, improved cost estimating, collaboration with various agencies and construction feasibility. FY21 MIP – Spring Mountain Boulevard CRABS Pavement Rehabilitation: Majority of project work completed in June including grading, CRABS, paving, striping. Final site clean-up work and stormwater BMP installation will continue into July when project will be 100% complete. Ponderosa State Park/SH-55 Signage: Directional signage has been installed on Davis, Lick Creek, Spring Mountain Boulevard, Deinhard and SH-55 to direct park users to and from Ponderosa State Park and SH-55 using City streets east of downtown. This effort is to help reduce trailer traffic/traffic congestion in the downtown area. Railroad Ave. Left Turn Closure: Implemented our plan to temporarily close the left turn lane on Railroad onto 3rd Street on 6/28/21. A survey that can be found on the City’s website is active to gather thoughts on the temporary change. Street Striping: The City contractor was able to start the annual striping project a week and a half early due to good weather and scheduling. Lane striping was completed, and all traffic symbols (crosswalks, stop bars & turn arrows) were completed on the Hwy 55. Street staff have completed striping all parking lots and about 85% of the traffic symbols. Staff should be finished early July. Striping on Lenora and 2nd Streets has been postponed till late July/August due to a planned slurry seal that will be applied to those roadways in late July. Gravel Roads: The annual gravel road maintenance project has started. This includes grading and dust abatement. This will continue into the month of July and will be completed once the second order of dust abatement arrives, which has been delayed due to a national shortage. The second order is currently scheduled to the week of July 12th, and application on remaining gravel roads will commence immediately. WATER DISTRIBUTION:                    Water Capital Improvement Plan Revisions: The Water Department’s 5-year capital improvement plan has been revised in preparation for FY22 budget development. Various planned project timelines have been adjusted and additional planning/design efforts are proposed for FY22 to accelerate preparation for significant capacity enhancements in the next 5-10 years. Alpine Street Water Main Replacement: Notice to Proceed was issued to Cougar Excavation; work will after the water line is finished on Washington Ward. Washington-Ward Street Water Main: Notice to Proceed was issued to Cougar Excavation; work will begin on June 15th. Shore Lodge Booster Pump Station: Plan set has been received and project manual and PER to follow. Upper West Side Tank Pump Station Fire Pump: Design is in progress. Hydraulic Model Calibration: SPF is completing a comprehensive water model calibration. This is the first time the model has been re-calibrated since the model was updated in 2017 as part of the Water Master Plan development. Emergency Calls: 2 Emergency meter turn off/on., 2 after hours emergencies, & 1 emergency repair. Normal Call Outs: 2 main line tap, 2 leak checks on city line, 3 checks for high usage, 48 Dig Lines, 1 fire hydrant repair, 9 routine/weekly inspections, and 20 final inspections/building permits. Routine Meter Maintenance: 27 regular meter turn-ons, 7 meters repaired, 18 new meter installs, 11 meters repaired/replaced, 21 ECR’s repaired/replaced, 13 MXU’s replaced, and 5 meter leak checks, Service Line Repairs: Replacement of service line to May Hardware irrigation. Concrete and asphalt patching will take place in June. WATER TREATMENT High Water Demand and Alternate Day Sprinkling Policy: Hot and dry weather in June compiled with ever increasing water demand by our growing customer base has resulted extremely high daily water demand for June that is historically only experienced in the July and August. Starting in July, the City will be issuing multiple public information notices advising residents of the City’s Alternate Watering Day Policy (MCC: 6-2-265) https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/mccallid/latest/mccall_id/0-0-0-4651 Legacy Intake Station Reconstruction: Building is complete, and project substantial completion inspection was completed on 6/4/21. All landscaping work was also completed in June.